The HST Lifestyle

As any true Hunter S. Thompson fan knows, the Good Doctor was a machine of pharmacy intake. The man was a great writer, in my mind the best, but those in the know are more impressed with the sear volume of illicit drugs the his body ingested. Some people enjoy a beer or three with dinner, yet others can down 40-50 over a 6 hour period, I would be one of those folks.  Still some other folks fall into the dark world of drugs, Meth, Coke, Grass and others.  But no one can obtain true heights of perfection while in a Booze/Drug haze.  Mr. Thompson could.  The Doctor didn't just reach greatness, he surpassed it.
From E. Jean Carroll's Biography on Hunter S. Thompson:
3pm- Rise
3:05pm Chivas Regal with Morning Papers, Dunhills
3:45pm Cocaine
3:50pm another glass of Chivas, Dunhill
4:05pm 1st Cup of Coffee, Dunhill
4:15pm Cocaine
4:16pm OJ & Dunhill
4:30pm Cocaine
4:54pm Cocaine
5:05pm Cocaine
5:11pm Coffee, Cocaine
5:30pm add more ice to Chivas
5:45pm Cocaine
6:00pm Gras to take the edge off the day
7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch- Heineken, Two Margaritas. two cheeseburgers, two orders of fries, a plate of tomatoes, a taco salad, a double order fried onion rings, Carrot Cake, Ice Cream, a bean fritter, a snow cone(a glass of shredded ice over which is poured 3 or 4 jiggers of Chivas)
9:00pm starts snorting Cocaine seriously (like every few minutes)
10:00pm drops acid
11:00pm Chartruse, Cocaine, Grass
11:30pm Cocaine
12:00am (Mid Night) Hunter S. Thompson is ready to write
12:05am-6:00am Chartruse, Cocaine, Grass, Chivas, Coffee, Heineken, Clove Cigarettes, Grapefruit, Dunhills, OJ, Gin, Continousus pronographic movies
6:00am the Hot Tub- Champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine alfredo
8:00am Halcyon
8:20am Sleep

Jesus H Christ!  If this list above is even half true you have to admire the man for just being able to stand after that intake.  Ozzy, Janis, Jimi, The entire Greatful Dead band and Keith Richards have nothing on the Good Doctor.

"The truest mark of greatness is insatiability."- Henry Fielding

Many have attempted to live this, it's not possible, and no one has yet been able to produce great works while making these attempts.  Sure Mick & Keith wrote some good tunes while buzzed out of their minds but it's a bit easier to write a 2:30 minute pop song compared to a novel.